The Godby Story, as explained by Jim and Jeff Godby, will be shared with Northern Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce members at the April luncheon.An interesting success story that began in downtown Sheridan is the topic on April 12 at Waitt Grain, 22755 Six Points Rd. in Sheridan.

INDIANAPOLIS -- For more than 109 years, Indianapolis Motor Speedway has brought racing fans from around the world to get a first-hand experience in adrenaline and excitement of the racing community. Armed Forces Day weekend, however, was a weekend to recognize the sacrifice and bravery of a few select individuals; newly enlisted service members.The joint enlistment ceremony was held May 19 as part of the Armed Forces Day activities at the speedway. Of the hundred new recruits, three chose the Army Reserve as their career path.Two of those were from Hamilton County, including one from Sheridan.

When the weather turns warmer, good things just seem to happen more often.

In Sheridan, one of those is the opening and expanded hours at the Boxley Cabin. Visitors can now stop by for a tour. Located in Veterans Park at the north edge of Sheridan, the cabin is the rebuilt 1829 home of Sheridan’s founder George Boxley.

Sheridan Rotary members recently welcomed Alexandra O. Hudson to a club meeting. Ms. Hudson is a Rotary Peace Scholar who received her Masters degree in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. She has worked as a Special Assistant in the office of the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, at the U.S. Department of Education, worked at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and worked in the policy department of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Office.

Those hard working Sheridan Rotarians have been at it again, this time cleaning up their own mess. Recently the group pictured above took time to clean and reorganize the club storage cabinets, something that has not been done in more than a year.

The Sheridan Rotarians entertained twovery special young people this past Tuesday evening — Nolan Miller and Allacyn Rogers. Both are juniors at Sheridan High School and were chosen by school administrators to enhance their leadership skills by attending the annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program at Camp Tecumseh in northern Indiana.

The Sheridan Public Library is governed by a board of directors. Recently, the group met.Board members are: Loretta Sutherland, president; Jill Bishop, vice-president); Barb Hybarger, secretary; Katie Will, treasurer; and board members, Lisa Samuels, John Vincent and Matt Lenseigne. Lexi Woodcock is the SHS ACTS member and Steve Martin is the Library Director.

Sheridan Rotarians held their annual Rotary Speech Contest March 12 and Maddie Zola finished on top!Zola finished atop a stiff competition. Out of the total 300 points allotted by the judges to each contestant, in the end Maddie Zola won but runner-up Piper Zola, Katherine Parsley and Abby Davis were all within six points of each other.

Sheridan Rotary had the pleasure of having a very nice and rather unique guest speaker. Sheridan’s first full-time female police officer, Lidia Fairchok, spoke to the club recently. Having joined the Sheridan Police Department a few months ago, Lidia has the distinction of being the top graduate from her Indiana Law Enforcement Academy class.

If you have lived in Sheridan for any length of time, you know there is a restored log cabin in Veterans Park which is the original home of Sheridan’s founding father, George Boxley. As a tribute to our founder and his efforts to free enslaved people in Virginia in the early 1800’s, the Sheridan Historical Society began the annual Boxley Lecture Series program in February 2007, working with its community partners: Sheridan Community School and the Sheridan Public Library.

State officials urge Hoosiers to take the necessary precautions this week and prepare for wind chills that could reach as low as -40 degrees in some parts of Indiana. The arctic blast expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday could be the coldest system to move through Indianapolis in years. Such frigid temperatures can present a variety of challenges and dangers to residents, although many are preventable by Hoosiers taking extra steps both inside and outside of their home.

Indiana will be facing unprecedented cold temperatures in the coming days, which means there is a considerably higher risk for disaster in the next 72 hours than we typically face. The Red Cross is preparing to mobilize as needed, working closely with community partners and local officials.

With predictions of much colder weather across the state this week, Indiana American Water is urging customers to take action to secure homes and businesses against freezing pipes.

“With much of the state in the deep freeze over the next several days, we are encouraging customers to prepare now to protect their plumbing system against the extreme cold,” said Indiana American Water President Deborah Dewey.

Twice a month at their formal meetings, Sheridan Rotarians take a few moments to celebrate something they are happy about that occurred in their lives recently. Called Happy Buck, this is a special cash donation of $1 or more as recognition for their happy moment(s). Happy moments typically include a birthday, an anniversary, a favorite team win, the good weather, a job well done or just about anything else you can imagine. The events are recorded on a Happy Buck slip along with the amount donated. Later the amounts are recorded on a spreadsheet and the slip is retained for the annual celebration.

Indiana American Water is urging customers to secure homes and businesses against freezing pipes and to make sure snow is cleared from around fire hydrants so firefighters can locate and operate them quickly in an emergency.

Sheridan has had a nursing care facility for years nestled along the west side of town on South Hamilton Street, but not too long ago it was purchased by a healthcare company called Majestic Care. Majestic Care Sheridan is but one of six facilities the company owns across Indiana and Sheridan’s Rotary Club thought it was time to invite Majestic Care Sheridan administrators to come to a meeting and tell us a little bit about themselves.